5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are DUSTS, DUVET, DWEEB, DWELT and DYADS.
Five-letter words are the length used by Wordle and most of its spin-offs. Start with common words that cover several vowels and frequent consonants, then use the starting-with and ending-in lists below once you know some letters.
5-letter words
- dusts6
- duvet9
- dweeb11
- dwelt9
- dyads10
- dyers9
- dykes13
- dynes9
- eared6
- earls5
- easel5
- eases5
- easts5
- eaves8
- ebbed10
- echos10
- eclat7
- edema8
- edger7
- edify12
- egads7
- eggar7
- egged8
- egger7
- egret6
- eider6
- eidos6
- eikon9
- eject14
- eking10
- eland6
- elegy9
- elfin8
- elide6
- elope7
- elude6
- embed10
- ember9
- emcee9
- emend8
- emirs7
- emmer9
- emmet9
- emote7
- ender6
- endow9
- enema7
- ennui5
- enoki9
- enrol5
- ensue5
- eosin5
- ephod11
- epics9
- ergot6
- erred6
- erupt7
- esker9
- esses5
- ethyl11
- etude6
- evens8
- evert8
- evict10
- evite8
- ewers8
- exalt12
- exons12
- expos14
- extol12
- exude13
- exult12
- eying9
- eyres8
- eyrie8
- facer10
- facia10
- fader9
- faery11
- faggy13
- fagin9
- fagot9
- faker12
- fakir12
- fames10
- fanon8
- farad9
- fasts8
- fatso8
- fatwa11
- fauns8
- fauve11
- faves11
- fawns11
- faxed16
- faxes15
- fayed12
- fazed18
- fazes17
- feign9
- feint8
- feist8
- fells8
- felly11
- felts8
- fends9
- fenny11
- feria8
- fermi10
- ferny11
- feted9
- fetes8
- fetid9
- feuds9
- fiats8
- fiche13
- ficus10
- fiefs11
- fifer11
- fifes11
- filch13
- filer8
- filet8
- fille8
- filmy13
- finis8
- finks12
- finny11
- fiord9
- firer8
- fiver11
- fixit15
- fizzy29
- fjord16
- flack14
- flail8
- flaky15
- flans8
- flays11
- fleck14
- fleer8
- flees8
- flied9
- flier8
- flite8
- flits8
- floes8
- flogs9
- flout8
- flubs10
- flues8
- fluky15
- flume10
- flunk12
- fluor8
- flyby16
- flyte11
- foals8
- foams10
- foamy13
- fogey12
- foils8
- foist8
- folia8
- folky15
- fonds9
- foots8
- forbs10
- fords9
- fores8
- forgo9
- forme10
- fossa8
- fosse8
- fount8
- fovea11
- fowls11
- foxed16
- frags9
- fraps10
- frass8
- frats8
- frays11
- freer8
- frere8
- frets8
- frier8
- frill8
- frise8
- frisk12
- frith11
- frits8
- frizz26
- frock14
- frond9
- frons8
- frosh11
- froth11
- frump12
- fryer11
- fucus10
- fugal9
- fugue9
- fulls8
- fumed11
- fundi9
- funks12
- furan8
- furor8
- furze17
- fusil8
- fusty11
- futon8
- fuzes17
- gaddi8
- gadis7
- gaffe12
- gaffs12
- gages7
- gaily9
- gaits6
- galah9
- galas6
- galax13
- galea6
- gales6
- galls6
- gally9
- gamay11
- gamba10
- gamed9
- gamey11
- gamin8
- gammy13
- gamut8
- ganja13
- gaols6
- gaped9
- gapes8
- gappy13
- garbs8
- garni6
- gasps8
- gassy9
- gaudy10
- gault6
- gaunt6
- gauss6
- gauze15
- gauzy18
- gavel9
- gawky16
- gayer9
- gazed16
- gazer15
- gazes15
- gecko12
- geeky13
- geest6
- genet6
- genic8
- genii6
- genom8
- geode7
- geoid7
- germy11
- gesso6
- geste6
- getup8
- ghast9
- ghats9
- ghazi18
- ghoul9
- gibes8
- gigas7
- gilds7
- gilly9
- gilts6
- gimps10
- gimpy13
- ginny9
- gipsy11
- giron6
- girth9
- gists6
- gizmo17
- glace8
- glade7
- glads7
- glady10
- glans6
- gleam8
- glean6
- glebe8
- glees6
- glens6
- glial6
- glint6
- glitz15
- gloat6
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